TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetic resonance elastography and other magnetic resonance imaging techniques in chronic liver disease
T2 - Current status and future directions
AU - Tan, Cher Heng
AU - Venkatesh, Sudhakar Kundapur
PY - 2016/9
Y1 - 2016/9
N2 - cent advances in the noninvasive imaging of chronic liver disease have led to improvements in diagnosis, particularly with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A comprehensive evaluation of the liver may be performed with the quantification of the degree of hepatic steatosis, liver iron concentration, and liver fibrosis. In addition, MRI of the liver may be used to identify complications of cirrhosis, including portal hypertension, ascites, and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. In this review article, we discuss the state of the art techniques in liver MRI, namely, magnetic resonance elastography, hepatobiliary phase MRI, and liver fat and iron quantification MRI. The use of these advanced techniques in the management of chronic liver diseases, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, will be elaborated.
AB - cent advances in the noninvasive imaging of chronic liver disease have led to improvements in diagnosis, particularly with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A comprehensive evaluation of the liver may be performed with the quantification of the degree of hepatic steatosis, liver iron concentration, and liver fibrosis. In addition, MRI of the liver may be used to identify complications of cirrhosis, including portal hypertension, ascites, and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. In this review article, we discuss the state of the art techniques in liver MRI, namely, magnetic resonance elastography, hepatobiliary phase MRI, and liver fat and iron quantification MRI. The use of these advanced techniques in the management of chronic liver diseases, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, will be elaborated.
KW - Liver cirrhosis
KW - Liver steatosis
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Magnetic resonance techniques
KW - Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
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U2 - 10.5009/gnl15492
DO - 10.5009/gnl15492
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27563019
AN - SCOPUS:84990050222
SN - 1976-2283
VL - 10
SP - 672
EP - 686
JO - Gut and Liver
JF - Gut and Liver
IS - 5
ER -